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Which to use

“encargaría” and “encargarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,059
“encargaría” frequency rank
#17,957
“encargarse” frequency rank
55016
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature encargaría encargarse
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de encargar o de encargarse. Encomendar, poner al cuidado de alguno.

Where the eye mixes encargaría and encargarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encargaría (VCCVCCVCVV) and encargarse (VCCVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

10 ch
encargaría
10 ch
encargarse

Look-alike desk: encargaría vs encargarse

A purely visual mix-up. encargaría ([ẽŋkaɾɣ̞aˈɾia]) and encargarse ([ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

encargaría is recorded at frequency rank #37,059, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾɣ̞aˈɾia]. encargarse is at rank #17,957, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾse].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 55016, this pair ranks #80,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of encargaría vs encargarse

Shared letters: acegnr. Private to "encargaría": í. Private to "encargarse": s.

"encargaría" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVV  ·  "encargarse" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • encargarseecnargarse · enacrgarse · encagrarse · encaragrse · encargarce · encargares · encargarrse · encargarsse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "encargaría" for "encargarse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽŋkaɾɣ̞aˈɾia] versus [ẽŋkaɾˈɣ̞aɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "encargaría" vs "encargarse" - which ranks higher?
"encargarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,957 in our Spanish list, against #37,059 for "encargaría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "encargaría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "encargarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #80,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "encargaría" and "encargarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encargarán vs encargaría". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #80,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list